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Write and Cite: The QM Guide to the Harvard System of Referencing

This guide has been developed to provide staff and students with a common referencing style to work with at Queen Margaret University. Some subject areas follow different referencing conventions so it is very important that you always check the guidelines given to you by your tutors. This guide is based on the British Standard’s ‘Recommendations for references to published materials, BS1629’ and ‘Citing and referencing published material, BS5605’. It is QMU’s interpretation of the standard Harvard system of referencing. You can view (or print out)a PDF version of this guide from:

http://www.qmu.ac.uk/lb/information/Guides/harvard_ref_guide.pdf

By clicking on the contents page you can navigate to the particular section that covers your referencing needs.

Please note that within QMU, certain subject areas do not adhere to the Harvard format described in Write and Cite. It is therefore important to check with your tutors exactly which style they would like you to use for your assignments.

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